God of beginnings and endings
God of wanderers, pilgrims, disciples,
truth seekers and ordinary people on a journey of faith,
we call out to
you at the beginning of our Pilgrimage
and pray for your wisdom, your protection, and
your guidance.
We pray for the people of Portugal and Spain
as they provide for us a pathway that has given
joy, delight, and hope to Christians throughout
the centuries. Thank you God for people of faith and
hospitality that have offered us food, homes,
guidance and direction.
Thank you God for the Apostle James, though eager and
and often confused as to his role as a follower of Jesus.
It is his own weakness, God, that gives us strength to make
this journey, his own hopes and dreams to spread
the love of Jesus Christ to this part of the world.
Upon his faith, his wisdom, and his actions that we can
confidently make our own Way to your grace and love.
God, I pray for my body as it sets out on this journey.
I pray that you will guide my feet, give me courage
when I doubt, and hope with each step I take. Strengthen
my resolve and my determination embrace the
mystery and joy of this journey and may my
heart with joy, my body with resolve and my
spirit open to the mysteries of my faith. In you, O God,
I give myself to you. Amen.
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